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Jiang's term for the Franciscan order as something the Catholic Church could use to preserve legitimacy against critics of ecclesiastical wealth.
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political pawn
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...who are dedicated to poverty so the franciscans were a useful political pawn uh for the church to maintain legitimacy okay right so thank..."
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"...who are dedicated to poverty so the franciscans were a useful political pawn uh for the church to maintain legitimacy okay right so thank..."
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